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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1949
Page
2
An aged mixed-bag text covers subscription prices for Daily and Sunday editions, delivery notices, and tax details, followed by analysis of Britain’s pound revaluation and its global currency ripple. It notes international responses from Australia to Norway and the potential impact on the dollar and pound blocs.
The coal operators refuse to discuss terms until a steel agreement is signed, hindering early settlement with the United Mine Workers. John L. Lewis rejects the current contract for two years, worsening delays, stockpiles remain low, and miners face financial strain as shutdowns bite.
The letter discusses how pound devaluation shifts costs for Americans buying British goods and British buying American goods. A typewriter example shows a $100 item costing 25 pounds before devaluation but about 3 pounds afterward, highlighting how currency values complicate imports and the need to supply dollars to balance trade. The piece warns that withdrawing dollar support could destabilize the system and trade relations.
Mrs Roma Cain Carter, a Berkley writer, reviews Louis Bromfield’s short story collection The World We Live In noting Up Ferguson Way as a standout. She praises vivid nature descriptions, quotes Bromfield on unseen forces, and recalls Freud and We psychology references.
Article excerpt reviews Louis Bromfield's Up Ferguson Was with Zenobia and Aagyon, praising storytelling and romantic stakes. It notes Zenobia's pacifism, vivid spring scenery, and the narrator's wish for a lasting place in life and nature despite tragedy.
Officials discuss reallocating about 50 000 to 60 000 dollars earmarked for Veterans Hospital streets. If VA demand changes, residents may vote to use funds to extend First Avenue from Neville Street to Prince Street to ease downtown traffic. Law uncertain but options exist pending VA position.
HAL BOYLE notes autumn's arrival in New York with playful observations on daily life and seasonal shifts the town feels cooler air, leaves turning, and routines changing as headlines show the columnist’s whimsical take on the season.
Washington reports Britain faced a foreign trade crisis and chose a devaluation, lowering the pound from 4.03 to 2.80 dollars. Cripps argued the move fixes real value despite risks, with experts split on whether the gamble will pay off as imports and inflation loom.
Eastern Star officials from Charleston led a school of instruction for Winolia Chapter 5 at the Masonic Hall in Mt. Hope. Mrs. Nell Walden and Mrs. Vera Fastey, past grand officers, spoke before Fayette Chapter with several out-of-town guests attending.
The soybean, introduced in the early 1900s, has grown into a major versatile crop yielding nearly 500 million dollars to farmers and manufacturers. Illinois leads production with Indiana and Iowa close behind, as research at Peoria advances products like Gelsoy that can gelatinize and seal various materials.
The Jolson Story sequel stars Larry Parks with Jolson's voice, praised for strong syncing and a leaner plot. It follows Jolson’s rise, wartime camp visits, and a comeback with Barbara Hale as his wife Ellen Clark, while other cast members reprise roles. The film contrasts with ES SIR Thats My Baby, which centers on a football team setback and a late-season rally.
A large public auction event in Downey California attracts thousands as a veteran’s dream becomes a sprawling market. The facility hosts 15 sales on Sundays plus weekday auctions with a circuslike atmosphere drawing families, vendors, and spectators. Auction City operates galleries for cattle, trucks, furniture, and general merchandise with a 5 to 20 percent buyer’s fee.
Scott travels in a sequence of cabs and a hotel lounge watch for a coded message. He obtains a brown fedora from a locker and avoids being followed. Decra and Sarah return home to Pine Hill where Dr Bayles confronts odd events after a sharp near miss.
In Manhattan near Gramercy Park a yearly gathering marks Edwin Booth’s statue with a wreath for actors and writers since the turn of the century. David Warfield, 83, remains a central figure as the younger actors seek his counsel at the Players Club across the street.
In New Delhi the Royal Indian Air Force fields are equipped with radar. Social hour featured refreshments. Names Roby, Steve Bleplowicki, Lotie Garrett, Marie Carper, Betty Johnson, and Helen Thrasher appear in the event notes.
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